Jason Demers was born on June 9, 1988 in Dorval, Quebec. A product of the Quebec Major Junior League, Demers was selected in the seventh round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks.

Demers began his professional career in 2008 with the Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League, where he recorded 33 points in 78 games.
Demers made his NHL debut on October 1, 2009, against the Colorado Avalanche and would split time during the 2009-10 season between San Jose and Worcester.

Demers proved himself to be a solid defenceman for the Sharks, playing five seasons with the team. During his sixth season with the Sharks he was traded along with a third round draft pick to the Dallas stars for Brenden Dillon.

In his first season with the Stars, Demers would record 22 points in 61 games. He would follow that up with 23 points during the 2015-16 season.

As an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2016, Demers signed with the Florida Panthers and joined the club for the 2016-17 season. In 81 games for the Panthers, Demers scored nine times and added 19 assists.

On September 17, 2017, Demers' time in Florida would come to an end. He was traded to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Jamie McGinn.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

2003-04

Lac St-Louis Tigres

Minor-QC

2004-05

Moncton Wildcats

QMJHL

25

0

1

1

10

+5

2005-06

Moncton Wildcats

QMJHL

21

1

3

4

15

+15

2005-06

Victoriaville Tigres

QMJHL

33

2

13

15

58

-18

5

0

2

2

10

2006-07

Victoriaville Tigres

QMJHL

69

5

19

24

98

+25

6

0

0

0

2

2007-08

Victoriaville Tigres

QMJHL

67

9

55

64

91

-6

6

1

5

6

6

2008-09

Worcester Sharks

AHL

78

2

31

33

54

+15

12

0

4

4

6

2009-10

San Jose Sharks

NHL

51

4

17

21

21

+5

15

1

4

5

8

2009-10

Worcester Sharks

AHL

25

4

13

17

24

+7

2010-11

San Jose Sharks

NHL

75

2

22

24

28

+19

13

2

1

3

8

2011-12

San Jose Sharks

NHL

57

4

9

13

22

-8

3

0

0

0

2

2012-13

Karpat Oulu

Finland

30

5

16

21

18

2012-13

San Jose Sharks

NHL

22

1

2

3

10

-4

1

0

0

0

2

2013-14

San Jose Sharks

NHL

75

5

29

34

30

+14

7

0

1

1

12

2014-15

San Jose Sharks

NHL

20

0

3

3

8

-6

2014-15

Dallas Stars

NHL

61

5

17

22

63

+3

2015-16

Dallas Stars

NHL

62

7

16

23

72

+16

13

0

3

3

8

2016-17

Florida Panthers

NHL

81

9

19

28

53

-14

2016-17

Canada

WC-A

10

0

0

0

4

+2

NHL Totals

504

37

134

171

307

52

3

9

12

40

Signed as a free agent by Oulu (Finland), September 15, 2012. Traded to Dallas by San Jose with San Jose's 3rd round pick (Fredrik Karlstrom) in 2016 NHL Draft for Brenden Dillon, November 21, 2014. Signed as a free agent by Anaheim, July 2, 2016. Signed as a free agent by Florida, July 2, 2016.